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It’s time to release cannabis prisoners—like today
David Bienenstock - Published on March 27, 2020read moreWith COVID-19 flaring in America’s prisons, governors can save lives by releasing our prisoners of the drug war.
Declaring cannabis ‘essential’ marks a watershed moment in history
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on March 26, 2020read moreOnce criminal, now essential: How the COVID-19 pandemic forced public officials to get real about marijuana.
Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 suspends legislative sessions across USA
Ben Adlin - Published on March 22, 2020read moreNew York works on its budget, which is unlikely to include legalization. Other legislatures are shuttering for the interim.
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Capitol Confidential: Rivals join forces on Arizona legalization measure
Ben Adlin - Published on March 16, 2020read moreAlso: California considers a cannabis tax holiday, New York’s legalization effort withers, and Virginia adopts a decrim measure.
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Episode 133: How to survive a pandemic
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 13, 2020read moreWelcome to the new normal: The Roll-Up crew adjusts to the social distancing lifestyle. Stoner movies are a big part of it.
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Washington state legislators finally create a cannabis equity program
Ashley Schwellenbach - Published on March 13, 2020read moreIn a $1.2 billion state industry, fewer than 1% of license holders are minority entrepreneurs. A new program aims to improve things.
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Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 11, 2020read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to preliminary results from the tribe’s election commission. A proposal to allow alcohol in the tribe’s casino failed. The results of Tuesday’s vote will be certified in the next week. In […]
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Illinois sells $1 million in legal cannabis—per day
David Downs - Published on March 10, 2020read moreGov. Pritzker reports $39 million in cannabis sales in January.
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The CDC’s coronavirus failure was predicted by its VAPI response
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 10, 2020read moreThe agency used to be the USA’s global health leader. Then came Trump’s appointees and their deadly arrogance.
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South Dakota tribe set to vote on legalizing cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 9, 2020read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will vote this week on legalizing medical and recreational cannabis on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in an initiative that many hope will bring economic development to one of the most impoverished areas in the country. Neither South Dakota nor nearby Wyoming and Nebraska have legalized marijuana, and tribal […]
